Mr Bitter meets Ms Proper

TWENTY-SIX

JURA'S POV

Nagulat ako sa deal na iprenesenta ni Nathan. I never thought na he would think about me that way. I know na he confessed na he THINKS that he LIKES me. Pero there was no assurance na totoo talaga yun. And here comes this situation na dinadagdagan yung chance na baka somehow at somewhere inside of him, he might actually like me more than just a pretend girlfriend.

Nasa beach na silang lahat habang ako nasa labas ng cottage at nagbalot nang blanket sa buong katawan ko para matakpan tong maikling damit na pinasuot ni Nathan sa akin. Well, of course pumayag ako sa deal. Kasi it's one way to test both our feelings for each other.

I am just watching them having fun at ako na naging miserable dito sa sitwasyong ito. I don't wanna go there and look like this.

It's 6pm pero parang ang gabi gabi na tingnan. Angel is with Denice na naglalaro sa buhangin. Si Nathan naman ay nakaupo lang sa isa sa mga upuan malapit kung saan naglalaro sina Angel at Denice. Si Scarlet naman ay parang Victoria Secret model na rumarampa papunta kay Nathan.

So ayun. Scarlet sat beside Nathan and they talked and laughed. I guess Nathan's deal includes him being able to flirt with Scarlet. Naku nga naman. Naging uto-uto at assuming na naman ako, akala ko na he is offering that deal para sa amin, pero ang totoo, para lang sa kanya at kay Scarlet. Para masolo nila ang isa't isa.

Pero I don't have to worry. I only have 1 month and 2 weeks to pretend. Pero I can make this shorter kung sasabihin ko lang kay Nathan na Scarlet is also in love with him.

Tatayo na sana ako nang Javier suddenly spoke and sat beside me.

"Masakit ba?" I turned to face him. Sa tingin ko naka inom toh ng beer. Pabarag kasi kung gumalaw. Kaya, umupo ulit ako.

Tutulungan ko sana siyang tumayo ulit nang he said something again.

"Masakit ba na makita silang dalawa na masaya? Masakit ba na umasa na kahit minsan may ipinakita siyang totoo and not for pretend? Masakit ba na isa ka lang tool for them to be together?" this time tiningnan niya ako. He knows. Alam niya na.

"I know both of you are pretending to be together. Alam ko na you are doing this to help him get Scarlet and to help him escape his Mother's request na to settle down." hindi ko magawang magsalita. Paano niya nalaman?

"Paano mo yan nalaman?"

"I heard both of you talk during the 1st day we arrived sa school. Remember me, bumping into you? I followed you after that incident and I saw everything sa loob ng classroom na yun. The way you shouted at him and the time when you agreed to be his girlfriend. I followed you sa PRIVATE ROOM and there I knew na he is asking you to be his girlfriend kasi mabait ka and different from the girls he has dated that will surely get his mother in peace. I knew na you are doing it to help him get Scarlet kasi I just analyzed the situation nung una tayong nagkatagpong apat. The way he denied you in front of Scarlet. The way he claimed sa twitter na you are truly his girlfriend. I interpreted the situation by myself and by that I came into a conclusion na you are just doing it for them to be together." Nakatunganga lang ako. Hindi ko kasi alam kung anong sasabihin ko.

"But don't worry. Your secret is safe with me."

"Pero if I see you sad and hurt again, baka hindi ko mapigilan. I might be asking you to be my girlfriend too." Dagdag pa niya.

"Anong klaseng tulong yan kung gagawin mo rin akong pretend girlfriend mo pagkatapos ako saktan nang bestfriend mo! Eh para akong laruan niyan. Pagkatapos niya, ikaw naman."

"Who said na I'll make you my pretend girlfriend? Ang sabi ko I'll be asking you to be my girlfriend too. Not my pretend girlfriend." hindi ako makapagsalita. Is this really happening to me? Feeling ko kasi naging bato na ako dito.